About

Sarah C.A. 
Fingerhood

sarah@scaf.holdings
LinkedIn

I aim to promote systems of social infrastructure that support public access to knowledge, education, and resources for resilience and adaptation. I am involved with all aspects of world-creating: books, buildings, gardens, spaces, ideas, and so on. 

A critical through-line of my professional journey has been the ability to bring creative, interdisciplinary perspectives into new fields and modalities. I have been involved in fields of architecture, landscape design, art, digital studies, and education. My roles within these fields have varied from researcher, editor, project manager, creative director, teacher, and student. 

My current preoccupation with printed matter stems from a deep-seated value for education in all its forms. Ultimately, I see storytelling as a tool to foster access, belonging, and an expanded imaginative capacity to envision change.  


Education
University of Pennsylvania
B.A. in Media Studies | Concentration in Advocacy & Activism
2018-2022
Summa Cum Laude
Thesis: “Societal Implications of Future Internet Infrastructure: A Critique of Web3”

University of California, Berkeley
College of Environmental Design | Certificate in Landscape Architecture
2022 

National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
2017
 
Completed 3-month mountaineering course, earning Medical and Wilderness First Aid certifications (WFA) 


Employment
Full CV
Production & Editorial Associate
Axiomatic Editions
2024 - Present


Adjunct Lecturer
University of Arizona, College of Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture (CAPLA)
2025 - Present


Environmental Consultant
Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR)
2025- Present


Senior Project Associate
Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR)
2022 - 2025


Design, Architecture, and Planning Intern
San Francisco Parks & Recreation Department (SFRPD) 
2023


Awards & Exhibits Surfs Year Round 
New York, NY | 2024 - Current
San Francisco | 2001 - 2024
Warmest Temp: 80°F
Coldest Temp: 33°F
Featured in 2025 Byline Risk Issue, “The Spirit of Surf”

Speaks Truth to Power
Various locations | 1999 - Present
Youngest of 3 sisters. 

Responds Well Under Pressure
Ex. 1 Omaha, Nebraska | October 2024
Car broke down for 3 days while moving across the country. Handled situation calmly and positively (different car than the one I fixed)

Diagnosed & Fixed My Own Car
 
Philadelphia, PA | May 2022
1995 Toyota Pick Up 
Faulty Mass Air Flow Sensor

Leo Zodiac Placement
San Francisco General Hospital | July 1999


About

Sarah C.A. 
Fingerhood

sarah@scaf-holding.biz
LinkedIn












I am to promote systems of social infrastructure that support public access to knowledge, education, and resources for resilience and adaptation. I am involved with all aspects of world-creating: books, buildings, gardens, spaces, ideas, and so on. 

A critical through-line of my professional journey has been the ability to bring creative, interdisciplinary perspectives into new fields and modalities. I have been involved in fields of architecture, landscape design, art, digital studies, and education. My roles within these fields have varied from researcher, editor, project manager, creative director, teacher, and student. 

My current preoccupation with printed matter stems from a deep-seated value for education in all its forms. Ultimately, I see storytelling as a tool to foster access, belonging, and an expanded imaginative capacity to envision change.  


Education
University of Pennsylvania
B.A. in Media Studies | Concentration in Advocacy & Activism
2018-2022
Summa Cum Laude
Thesis: “Societal Implications of Future Internet Infrastructure: A Critique of Web3”

University of California, Berkeley
College of Environmental Design | Certificate in Landscape Architecture
2022 

National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
2017
 
Completed 3-month mountaineering course, earning Medical and Wilderness First Aid certifications (WFA) 


Employment
Full CV
Production & Editorial Associate
Axiomatic Editions
2024 - Present


Adjunct Lecturer
University of Arizona, College of Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture (CAPLA)
2025 - Present


Environmental Consultant
Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR)
2025- Present


Senior Project Associate
Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR)
2022 - 2025


Design, Architecture, and Planning Intern
San Francisco Parks & Recreation Department (SFRPD) 
2023


Awards & Exhibits Surfs Year Round 
New York, NY | 2024 - Current
San Francisco | 2001 - 2024
Warmest Temp: 80°F
 Coldest Temp: 33°F

Speaks Truth to Power
Various locations | 1999 - Present
Has two older sisters with especially big personalities 

Responds Well Under Pressure
Ex. 1 Omaha, Nebraska | October 2024
Car broke down for 3 days while driving/moving across the country. Handled situation calmly and positively (different car than the one I fixed)

Diagnosed & Fixed My Own Car
 
Philadelphia, PA | May 2022
1995 Toyota Pick Up 
Faulty Mass Air Flow Sensor

Leo Zodiac Placement
San Francisco General Hospital | July 1999